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Hi Folks.......okay, this just happened yesterday.........Im not sure if this is suspicious or just strange for the sake of being strange........Im looking for an agent after I was dumped with about half of my agents' other clients after he took his co. in another direction. So I found The Beverly A...

Hi Folks.......okay, this just happened yesterday.........Im not sure if this is suspicious or just strange for the sake of being strange........Im looking for an agent after I was dumped with about half of my agents' other clients after he took his co. in another direction. So I found The Beverly Agency. in Beverly Hills.Two weeks ago this happened. I clicked on submissions with all the usual materials requested, sent it, and it kept coming back. I dont know why I pursued it, but I called their # and sure enough it was a recording saying to leave a msg.... blah...blah..........Yesterday a receptionist called me to say they are not accepting anyone new, but one of the agents heard my message and told her to call me to ask if I was on LA Casting and if I was they would check me out and I might or might not hear from him. The receptionist was asking me all kinds of questions, prior name of agent, any commercials, voiceovers....what have I done...........she said they are now going through hoards of submissions and most of the clients are older, which I AM! The thing that. bothered was the receptionist, who wasnt exactly the most "verbally graceful" person in the world.........So Im saying to myself...should I judge the agency because of her or maybe they dont. care that much and just made a bad choice?????? I ready dont understand this whole situation.......I dont now if I will hear anything or not.....But Im just putting this out there to get feedback in case I do, and I would know how to proceed......Anyone have any dealings with them??????????? Thx for any feedback.............JM

I'd like to hear from Actors and Directors regarding what they think or feel about a certain inclination I've had lately, as I've worked on my latest scripts;

THE HARVEST as well as A MAN LIKE HER.

Usually a third of the way in, my characters and plot are clearly established: we understand who the lead/protagonist is and their situation, what drives them, what they want to accomplish, what stands in their way, etc ...

I've been inclined to describe what the lead/protagonist is thinking in reaction to actions or dialogues that just occurred.

Do you appreciate it as a chance to make it your own, or resent it as unnecessary?

Does it help or hinder your work in a performance?

Does it inform your expression/action or is it just cumbersome and annoying?

In THE HARVEST, the 14 yr old female lead looks on to a table of catty girls and thinks they're stupid after we have seen her fantasize an invitation to join them as besties.

The lead in A MAN LIKE HER is a transgendered man established as a woman, with a strong suspicious feeling about her husband and her best-friend's husband.

The audience has already seen that the two men are having an affectionate affair ...(their objective is to find a way to tell their women, but it gets side-tracked when the women have an exciting career opportunity which advances the female lead's story)

There exists a very strict rule in screenwriting that you ONLY describe visual action that will be seen on the screen.

My theory is, that what the character is thinking will be expressed on their face, in their eyes, perhaps a gesture, a glance.

I figure an actor or director can inject their own nuances.

But I've been reminded time and again through critiques and otherwise that you ONLY write what hits the screen.

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"When auditioning for television, actors are told to 'know the show'. This doesn't mean know the premise, themes, etc. It means do you look and sound like you belong in the world of the show. Every television show has an its own identity, its own feel, tone, mood, and character. If you let your choi...

"When auditioning for television, actors are told to 'know the show'. This doesn't mean know the premise, themes, etc. It means do you look and sound like you belong in the world of the show. Every television show has an its own identity, its own feel, tone, mood, and character. If you let your choices be guided by the unique character of the show, you will be easier to cast because television is about shooting fast…"